SharePoint: When to Develop on a Platform (Eric Maurer) 

Few applications today are islands unto themselves.  For stand-alone web apps, a Web CMS such as DNN may do the trick.  When scalability and collaboration are important, however, one should consider developing on an enterprise-ready, .NET-based platform with a mature object model and flexible set of APIs.  Learn how the enhanced features of SharePoint (e.g. document management, workflow, personalization, search, Office integration, etc.) are contributing to the allure of making SharePoint the development platform of choice for organizations of all sizes.

Rob Wilson couldn't make it tonight so Eric Maurer is pinch hitting for him.

• Check out the blog http://sharepointblog.kellerschroeder.com 
• Good overview of SharePoint terminology 
• Reviewed some of the self-service features of SharePoint
• Web parts
• Auditing demo, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc794261.aspx
• Silverlight in SharePoint http://www.codeplex.com/silverpart
• Developer community for this technology is huge
• You can get Eric's presentation from our website (Resources section) or here is a link http://www.evansvillednug.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=SPfCHyN/vQM=&tabid=76&mid=399